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on this, the 50th anniversary of the whitlam dismissal, it bears mentioning that the present-day labor party is far, far closer politically to the party of fraser than the party of whitlam - and honestly, that comparison does disservice to the party of fraser.
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
on this, the 50th anniversary of the whitlam dismissal, it bears mentioning that the present-day labor party is far, far closer politically to the party of fraser than the party of whitlam - and honestly, that comparison does disservice to the party of fraser.
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“I’ve never said I’m immortal. I do believe in correct language. I’m eternal.” Gough Whitlam - visionary, reformer and the man who shaped modern Australia.
Illustrated to mark 50 years since the Dismissal, and to celebrate his enduring legacy | Prints/tees: tinyurl.com/hzz69d7z
Illustrated to mark 50 years since the Dismissal, and to celebrate his enduring legacy | Prints/tees: tinyurl.com/hzz69d7z
November 7, 2025 at 6:37 AM
“I’ve never said I’m immortal. I do believe in correct language. I’m eternal.” Gough Whitlam - visionary, reformer and the man who shaped modern Australia.
Illustrated to mark 50 years since the Dismissal, and to celebrate his enduring legacy | Prints/tees: tinyurl.com/hzz69d7z
Illustrated to mark 50 years since the Dismissal, and to celebrate his enduring legacy | Prints/tees: tinyurl.com/hzz69d7z
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November 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Ok my EG Whitlam yarn. Early 90's Gough is speaker at a national Young Labor dinner. I'm a new SVP and get to sit next to him. He's being introduced by another delegate - at inappropriate length. Gough leans in a bit to me and asks *do the voice*
"Comrade, what faction is this fuckwit in?"
"Comrade, what faction is this fuckwit in?"
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Ok my EG Whitlam yarn. Early 90's Gough is speaker at a national Young Labor dinner. I'm a new SVP and get to sit next to him. He's being introduced by another delegate - at inappropriate length. Gough leans in a bit to me and asks *do the voice*
"Comrade, what faction is this fuckwit in?"
"Comrade, what faction is this fuckwit in?"
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Gough Whitlam towers above any other Australian leader
Why?
He was brave, & committed to serving the Australian people. He would not cave to lobbyists, corporations, media owners, & foreign powers & he paid the price
No politician in Australia is fit to shine Gough’s shoes
Amy Remeikis gets it..
Why?
He was brave, & committed to serving the Australian people. He would not cave to lobbyists, corporations, media owners, & foreign powers & he paid the price
No politician in Australia is fit to shine Gough’s shoes
Amy Remeikis gets it..
Australian politics 101: Getting the lessons wrong every time
If one thing is true for all mainstream political parties, it’s that they will always learn the wrong lessons.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Gough Whitlam towers above any other Australian leader
Why?
He was brave, & committed to serving the Australian people. He would not cave to lobbyists, corporations, media owners, & foreign powers & he paid the price
No politician in Australia is fit to shine Gough’s shoes
Amy Remeikis gets it..
Why?
He was brave, & committed to serving the Australian people. He would not cave to lobbyists, corporations, media owners, & foreign powers & he paid the price
No politician in Australia is fit to shine Gough’s shoes
Amy Remeikis gets it..
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“Whitlam announced “there should not be foreign military bases, stations, installations in Australia. We will honour agreements covering existing stations. We do not favour extensions or prolongation of any of those existing ones”.”
Oh, how I miss him. #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Oh, how I miss him. #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The Dismissal, the role of the CIA, MI6 and Austral Americans
I was familiar with many of the events leading to the Dismissal on 11 November 1975. That knowledge was greatly increased by Professor Jenny Hocking with her long and successful campaign to have the P...
johnmenadue.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“Whitlam announced “there should not be foreign military bases, stations, installations in Australia. We will honour agreements covering existing stations. We do not favour extensions or prolongation of any of those existing ones”.”
Oh, how I miss him. #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Oh, how I miss him. #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
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Whitlam Dismissal take
The greatest achievement of the Dismissal has been the crushing of the ALP’s ambition to actually bring a better world into being.
Hawke sealed the deal by making the mark of success decent management of a capitalist economy.
Now it’s just ambition to be in government.
The greatest achievement of the Dismissal has been the crushing of the ALP’s ambition to actually bring a better world into being.
Hawke sealed the deal by making the mark of success decent management of a capitalist economy.
Now it’s just ambition to be in government.
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Whitlam Dismissal take
The greatest achievement of the Dismissal has been the crushing of the ALP’s ambition to actually bring a better world into being.
Hawke sealed the deal by making the mark of success decent management of a capitalist economy.
Now it’s just ambition to be in government.
The greatest achievement of the Dismissal has been the crushing of the ALP’s ambition to actually bring a better world into being.
Hawke sealed the deal by making the mark of success decent management of a capitalist economy.
Now it’s just ambition to be in government.
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11/11/1975 #TheDismissal
When Australia suffered a coup by the ruling elite.
We never recovered that rich time of social justice.
Whitlam brought humanity back to our war weary country.
Whitlam gave us dignity.
When Australia suffered a coup by the ruling elite.
We never recovered that rich time of social justice.
Whitlam brought humanity back to our war weary country.
Whitlam gave us dignity.
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
11/11/1975 #TheDismissal
When Australia suffered a coup by the ruling elite.
We never recovered that rich time of social justice.
Whitlam brought humanity back to our war weary country.
Whitlam gave us dignity.
When Australia suffered a coup by the ruling elite.
We never recovered that rich time of social justice.
Whitlam brought humanity back to our war weary country.
Whitlam gave us dignity.
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Never forget this most extraordinary rendition of the Whitlam Dismissal from the "Gillies Report" ABC TV
Still thrilled to have been a bit player in the BEST of Australian satire!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp7f...
Still thrilled to have been a bit player in the BEST of Australian satire!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp7f...
The Gillies Report Il Dismissale
YouTube video by NockturneSA
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November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Never forget this most extraordinary rendition of the Whitlam Dismissal from the "Gillies Report" ABC TV
Still thrilled to have been a bit player in the BEST of Australian satire!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp7f...
Still thrilled to have been a bit player in the BEST of Australian satire!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp7f...
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Paul Keating says he advised Gough Whitlam to put John Kerr ‘under police arrest’ during dismissal saga
Paul Keating says he advised Gough Whitlam to put John Kerr ‘under police arrest’ during dismissal saga
Former PM calls incident a ‘coup’ but recalls both he and Whitlam were concerned about potential for standoff between military and police
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The former prime minister Paul Keating says he advised Gough Whitlam to arrest the then governor general Sir John Kerr at the height of the dismissal saga, calling the incident a “coup” from which Australian politics “never really recovered”.
Keating, recently promoted to a junior ministry position in the Labor government when Prime Minister Whitlam was dismissed on 11 November 1975, said Kerr should have been detained by officers of the law, but admitted he was concerned about a potential standoff between military and police. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Paul Keating says he advised Gough Whitlam to put John Kerr ‘under police arrest’ during dismissal saga
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The US should not be allowed to make Australia complicit in nuclear war. 50 years ago Whitlam believed that and he was right.
It’s time to end AUKUS. Close Pine Gap.
It’s time to end AUKUS. Close Pine Gap.
November 11, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The US should not be allowed to make Australia complicit in nuclear war. 50 years ago Whitlam believed that and he was right.
It’s time to end AUKUS. Close Pine Gap.
It’s time to end AUKUS. Close Pine Gap.
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50 years since the Dismissal.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
50 years since the Dismissal.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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"Whitlam was a rarity in modern Labor leaders in that he was not afraid of power. Not of it and crucially, not of using it." @amyremeikis.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Whitlam’s legacy is one of possibility and hope. He showed us what a brave, grown up Australia could look like.
Whitlam showed us what a brave, grown up Australia could look like. And 50 years later, you have to wonder – is it even possible to make Australia brave again?
thepoint.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
"Whitlam was a rarity in modern Labor leaders in that he was not afraid of power. Not of it and crucially, not of using it." @amyremeikis.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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DC Conventional Wisdom Goes Down to Defeat in State after State
"The issue, again, is the power of Republican political narratives currently have over the elite political press. That’s been the case for decades.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dc-co...
"The issue, again, is the power of Republican political narratives currently have over the elite political press. That’s been the case for decades.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dc-co...
DC Conventional Wisdom Goes Down to Defeat in State after State
Elections are hard to predict. But even with that, some of the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
DC Conventional Wisdom Goes Down to Defeat in State after State
"The issue, again, is the power of Republican political narratives currently have over the elite political press. That’s been the case for decades.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dc-co...
"The issue, again, is the power of Republican political narratives currently have over the elite political press. That’s been the case for decades.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dc-co...
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The American people have resoundingly rejected Donald Trump and MAGA tonight. And this is just the beginning.
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Gibson beach at the Twelve Apostles
Victoria, Australia
#ocean #sea #photography #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForRock #travel #fotografia
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#nature #wilderness #rocks #landscape #greatoceanroad
Victoria, Australia
#ocean #sea #photography #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForRock #travel #fotografia
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#nature #wilderness #rocks #landscape #greatoceanroad
October 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Gibson beach at the Twelve Apostles
Victoria, Australia
#ocean #sea #photography #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForRock #travel #fotografia
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#nature #wilderness #rocks #landscape #greatoceanroad
Victoria, Australia
#ocean #sea #photography #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForRock #travel #fotografia
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#nature #wilderness #rocks #landscape #greatoceanroad
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"Only 8% of Australians fully convinced Australia 'shares values' with Donald Trump's America" #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251104-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251104-...
Only 8% of Australians fully convinced Australia 'shares values' with Donald Trump's America
New research has revealed that just 8% of Australians strongly agree that Australia “shares values” with Donald Trump’s United States.
thepoint.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
"Only 8% of Australians fully convinced Australia 'shares values' with Donald Trump's America" #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251104-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251104-...
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He has a reputation in Australia too.
November 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
He has a reputation in Australia too.
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Australians voted for stronger climate action, not weaker environment laws.
Australia Institute research shows that Australia is currently expanding gas and coal, with 94 new fossil fuel projects under development.
Sign our petition calling on Minister Watt to stop new gas and coal!
#auspol
Australia Institute research shows that Australia is currently expanding gas and coal, with 94 new fossil fuel projects under development.
Sign our petition calling on Minister Watt to stop new gas and coal!
#auspol
November 3, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Australians voted for stronger climate action, not weaker environment laws.
Australia Institute research shows that Australia is currently expanding gas and coal, with 94 new fossil fuel projects under development.
Sign our petition calling on Minister Watt to stop new gas and coal!
#auspol
Australia Institute research shows that Australia is currently expanding gas and coal, with 94 new fossil fuel projects under development.
Sign our petition calling on Minister Watt to stop new gas and coal!
#auspol
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Time for a ruin photo ...
This one was at Wongyarra, South Australia.
This one was at Wongyarra, South Australia.
November 1, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Time for a ruin photo ...
This one was at Wongyarra, South Australia.
This one was at Wongyarra, South Australia.
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AUKUS will not make Australia safer.
It makes Australia more vulnerable and compromises our ability to make independent decisions about our own security.
#auspol
It makes Australia more vulnerable and compromises our ability to make independent decisions about our own security.
#auspol
November 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
AUKUS will not make Australia safer.
It makes Australia more vulnerable and compromises our ability to make independent decisions about our own security.
#auspol
It makes Australia more vulnerable and compromises our ability to make independent decisions about our own security.
#auspol
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Australia should be NEXT!
November 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Australia should be NEXT!
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Forrest can just FRO. #FirstNations #auspol #environment
Andrew Forrest's plan to alter sacred Ashburton River under fresh legal scrutiny
Andrew Forrest's plan to alter sacred Ashburton River under fresh legal scrutiny
Billionaire Forrest begins fresh legal bid to alter sacred river in WA's north
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest's controversial plan to alter the natural river system on his large outback WA cattle station is under renewed legal scrutiny.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Forrest can just FRO. #FirstNations #auspol #environment
Andrew Forrest's plan to alter sacred Ashburton River under fresh legal scrutiny
Andrew Forrest's plan to alter sacred Ashburton River under fresh legal scrutiny
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Australian scientist who alerted world that COVID is airborne wins top science prize
When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.
When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.
Australian scientist who alerted world that Covid is airborne wins top science prize
Prof Lidia Morawska says recognition of her research comes at a fraught time – an ‘age of anti-science’
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Australian scientist who alerted world that COVID is airborne wins top science prize
When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.
When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.